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U.S. Treasury Department sanctions a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm for allegedly attacking the critical infrastructure of the United States multiple times, focusing attention on China-related state-sponsored cyber threats.Brandon Ned, in the…

In a frightening trend for U.S. national security, the U.S. Treasury Department revealed a “major” state-sponsored hacking incident by China. The hack, which took place earlier this month, provided the…

Junior Barros De Oliveira, a Brazilian national, is presently being seriously accused in the United States for his alleged involvement in a huge extortion racket. The indictment charges that he…

Uber was fined a record €290 million ($324 million) by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for allegedly sending private driver data to the US in violation of EU data…

Experts in cybersecurity have discovered a new type of Android malware that can fraudulently transfer contactless payment information from actual credit and debit cards to a device under the control…

A hardware backdoor that could allow unauthorized access to hotel rooms, office doors, and other secure areas has been found in a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards by…

An ex-NSA employee was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to send classified documents to Russia, sending a clear message to those who protect sensitive data.FBI Director…

Due to a serious security flaw, almost one billion users of cloud-based pinyin keyboard applications have had their keystrokes compromised. An interdisciplinary research group at the University of Toronto called…

Last week law enforcement officers in Ukraine, in cooperation with officials from the United States and Australia shut down one of the biggest phishing providers in the world that had…